Delegates consider the finer points of a pro-pot campaign

Washington's weed warrior gives politicians something to put in their pipe and smoke

The ganja smoke hung thick in the air over the hall packed with red-eyed delegates from up and down British Columbia's West Coast who had gathered to ponder how to "free the weed." Not.

In fact, the mayors, councillors and industry reps attending the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) conference session about the success of Washington State's marijuana legalization drive might as well have been listening to a corporate marketing presentation about a new product or a slick Power Point slide-show on urban planning metrics.

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